see you at 4:00. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> david: tonight, breaking news, the tornado emergency playing out right now. reported tornadoes on the ground late today across several states and the warnings as we come up on the air tonight. one of those tornadoes already being described as catastrophic cutting through little rock, arkansas. there are reports of significant damage tonight. downed trees, homes destroyed, vehicles tossed into the air. at least 80 million americans on alert tonight for severe storms. our weather team telling us this is just the beginning. the threat after dark tonight for damaging winds, long-track tornadoes and this threat continues into the day tomorrow. first in the middle of the country in the south and then in the east, victor in the storm zone and rob marciano standing by to take us through the timing of this tonight. alsoont

learned trump, when he'll come to new york to face charges and what this could look like, what the american people could see. and what do we know about this indictment? how many charges? erin from the courthouse in lower manhattan tonight. deadlys shooting at that christian school, 9-year-old evelyn dick haas. the tribute from hundreds of mourners, many wearing pink to honor her. the american journalist being held hostage in russia. president biden telling -- demanding he be let go. the pope's condition in the vatican tonight. before he's released, the remarkable moment baptizing a baby in the hospital. tonight, here a first look at the espn investigation on "20/20" later tonight. the story of lauren mccluskey, the beloved daughter and university student and athlete. her story shook the nation. never-before-seen surveillance

here tonight. the man she had been dating seen here stalking her outside her dorm, dressed in character from the movie "deadpool." lauren's multiple attempts to get campus police to help her and what then happened to her. tonight, her parents and their mission. and the remarkable image here tonight, the 4-year-old boy and his dog, a black lab, found alive in the woods. >> david: good effect. great to have you we end o a wk thebreaew whe nationl weather service is calling a particularly dangerous situation declaring a tornado emergency for a te in little rock. already today, several reported tornadoes on the ground. already late today across several states. it's all part of a dangerous line of storms. more than 80 million americans are under a severe weather threat tonight from the south all the way up to wisconsin and then this is all moving east.

take a look at the images coming in already of this system. the massive dark cloud headed toward little rock today. a reported tornado slamming that city already. they're calling it catastrophic. our team forecasting the potential for several long-track fast-moving and potentially violent tornadoes into the night and what had caused a car flipping upside down on the side of the road. this is some of the damage obviously. a shopping center damaged. twisted pieces of metal ending up on the fence there, the parking lot. all of this just beginning to play out as president biden visiting rolling fork, mississippi, today after the deadly tornado there. at the end of the week, another tornado outbreak unfolding tonight. senior meteorologist rob marciano standing by to time all of this out as we go into the evening hours. first, the images coming in from little rock and beyond, declaring a state of emergency in arkansas already. abto leading o from storm zon tornado emergency unfolding in little rock, arkansas.

>> take your tornado precautions now. this is live right now north of little rock. there's a lowering. there's a tornado in there. >> this is not a drill. this is confirmed. >> it's going to hit the radio tower. >> reporter: storm chasers tracking the massive, fast-moving twisteridof the c of 200,000 people. this neighborhood taking a direct hit downing trees, sheering roofs, splintering homes and tossing vehicles everywhere. little rock's fire chief telling abc news there are significant injuries. >> the ambulances are pretty constant as they're getting called out here to search through these homes. >> reporter: meteorologists at our abc affiliate katv watching as the tornado tracks through their home town overcome with emotion. >> we have friends and family who have been effected by this that, um, homes have been destroyed and so, if there's hesitation, we're trying to keep our composure, too. >> reporter: as this plays out in little rock, president biden on the ground today in rolling

fork, mississippi, where they're still recovering from a deadly tornado outbreak that hit one week ago today. >> this community's going to be rebuilt and rebuilt auilt ck bterha. >>f the art oesk confirmed tornado touched down northwest of us. it'll be so important for everyone to listen for any of those weather alerts as we're under a particularly dangerous tornado watch that stretches well into the night. david? >> david: reported reportihat jt moments agoer a difficult night ahead for so many in the south yet again. victor, thank you. let's get right to senior meteorologist rob marciano. we're seeing this in illinois and iowa already tonight. these images are really troubling already. >> they are, david. given what we've already seen, it's going to be a very dangerous night ahead for millions of americans. you mentioned the northern flank

of this thing in iowa. we got a picture out of this of hedrick east of cedar rapids and des moines. this is massive it went on to do some damage. this is an area over the next several hours that'sre really wd about. we have a huge tornado watch out and blizzard warnings from southern minnesota back to the dakotas. from mason city to milwaukee, chicago, you're in it, too, all the way back to just east of dallas, that's the long area of tornado watches and we've got ongoing warnings. those two pink areas, a very rare high-risk area with a strong jet stream -- not only these strong thunderstorms and tornadoes but they're moving very quickly. 55-60 miles per hour. so here we go. everything crosses the mississippi over the next several hours. chicago, you're going to get slammed with this. overnight tonight, looking at nashville, back to cincinnati in the early morning hours getting through atlanta and then it goes into the northeast. a round coming in the morning and another round coming in the afternoon. it could be very, very dangerous

here as well. we're talking about the potential for damaging winds, large hail and an isolated tornado from pittsburgh to new york to boston to albany. whether you live in the northeast or the midwestern storm zone tonight, have a safety plan and be ready when the warnings hit. david? >> david: rob mars yonno with us tracking these tornadoes into the night. rob, thank you. we move into the indictment of former president trump by a manhattan grand jury. the first time a former president, of course, has ever been criminally charged. tonight, sources telling abc news the former president could surrender to authorities in new york as soon as tuesday. the exact charges in this indictment are not yet known but sources say there could be about two dozen separate charges here. law enforcement officials already in lower manhattan tonight outside and inside manhattan criminal court today preparing for the former president's appearance. tonight here what we've now learned about what this now could all look like, what the american people could see play out early next week. here is our senior investigative reporter erin in lower manhattan

tonight. >> reporter: tonight, sources tell abc news former president donald trump will surrender to authorities in new york on tuesday and be booked at the courthouse as a criminal defendant. until then, the indictment against him remains sealed but sources familiar with the case tell us trump is facing around two dozen counts including felonies stemming from a $130,000 hush payment to porn actress stormy daniels in the closing weeks in the 2016 campaign. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to to stormy daniels? >> reporter: at first trump denied knowing about the payment but later admitted he did. his legal team claims he arranged it not to protect his campaign but to protect his family. it's not the only hush payment that the grand jury heard about. sources tell abc news prosecutors also presented evidence of a $150,000 payment to a second woman. playboy model karen mcdougall. >> there was a real relationship there. there were real feelings between the two of us. >> reporter: mcdougall claims

she had an affair with trump in 2006 and was paid off by trump's friends at the "national enquirer" in august of 2016 shortly before the election. the former president has denied both affairs and today, his defense attorney promised a vigorous fight. >> we'll proceed to see a judge at some point, plead not guilty, um, start talking about filing motions which we will do immediately, um, and very aggressively. >> reporter: trump has repeatedly attacked district attorney alvin bragg, even posting a picture of himself holding a photo of bragg. today, he lashed out at the judge who will preside over his case. security around the courthouse has now stepped up and police are bracing for protests on the day trump arrives. >> david: aaron live outside of the courthouse in lower manhattan tonight. aaron, the former president expected to arrive in new york as early as monday and then as you just reported on tuesday, he's expected to surrender to authorities. still so many unanswered questions here, what this could look like, of course and what the american people might

witness for the first time in history early next week. >> reporter: david, we expect the former president to be driven in a motorcade here to court, go inside through a side door. we're still not sure he needs to be fingerprinted and photographed but we're told he will not be handcuffed. he will enter court just like any other criminal defendant for arraignment. his lawyer -- you heard him say he's going to plead not guilty and then it's straight back home to florida to continue his campaign. david? david aaron, thank you. one more note on this, the former president reportedly spennghe hill asking for their support and reportedly keeping track of who is supporting him as dold trump indicted than he ck up the phone and started feim house speaker kevin mccarthy quickly responding tweeting the manhattan d.a. has ir reparably damaged our country in an

attempt to interfere in our presidential election. but mccarthy also said trump supporters shouldn't come out to protest. sources tell us the former president is keeping track of who is with him and who is not. today, many of his potential challengers for the republican nomination lining up to defend him. for now -- >> when you get into political prosecutions like this, it's more about revenge than it is about justice. > reporter: florida governor ron desantis calling the indictment unamerican and a weaponnization of the legal system. as for president biden, he's refusing to comment at all. >> your reaction to president trump's indictment? are you thinking this will further divide our country? this indictment? >> i've no comment on it.>> [indistinct question] this.o talk about >> reporter:'s poten seit the rubstill has a party, so they are being strategic with their comments but you can certainly expect those candidates to continue to

reevaluate as we learn more details about the indictment and as other investigations into the former president continue. david? >> david: rachel scott live in florida for us tonight. thank you, rachel. we're going to turn now to the moving images this evening, the first funeral of one of the victims in the deadly mass shooting in nashville. hundreds of mourners lining up to pay their respects to 9-year-old evelyn dieckhaus. many dressed in pink as you see to honor her today. her family remembering evelyn as a shining light in this world. this weekend, the funerals for the two other nine-year-olds who died on saturday and sunday. tonight, president biden telling russia let the american journalist go as we learn about the harsh conditions of the "wall street journalist's" confinement. >> reporter: tonight, before that visit to mississippi, president biden demanding russia release u.s. journalist evan now being detained on an espionage charge.

the "wall street journal" reporter now being held in the notorious prison this moscow a former kgb jail used for prine a tonight, a spokesmanorhe kremlin,imry, doubling down on russia's claims that he was caught red-handed collecting state secrets for the u.s. the "wall street journal" which has denied the allegations saying in an op ed today that the timing of the arrest looks like a calculated provecation to embarrass the u.s. and intimidate the foreign press still working in russia. the state department says they have not been officially notified of the arrest and haven't been able to send evan a diplomat from the u.s. embassy in russia. experts say it'll likely take months before the trial even begins. if convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. david? >> david: thank you, stephanie ramos, live at the white house

tonight. thank you. . warrant officer jeremy barnes, corporal emily marie- marie-eve, chief warrant officer zachary esparza. sergeant isaac, staff sergeant joshua gore. warrant officer healey. staff sergeant taylormitchell, russell smith and sergeant david salinas jr. the soldiers were conducting night exercises when their two blackhawk helicopters went down. we salute their service and their sacrifice tonight. there is an encouraging report from the vatican this evening about pope francis. he's improving. after being treated for bronchitis, he may be leaving the hospital tomorrow but not without a remarkable site, baptizing a baby in that hospital. marcus moore reporting from the vatican tonight. >> reporter: as pope francis gets ready to be released from the hospital, there was a remarkable moment today. pope francis seen baptizing a baby boy. he was seen using a metal hospital tray to pour water over the child who let out a big cry

as the pope tried to comfort him. but imagine being that mother who brought her child for a checkup and then ended up meeting the pope. pope francis has been improving after receiving treatment for bronchitis. he plans to be here at st. peter's square for palm sunday. catholics around the globe are praying he'll be strong enough to preside over the very busy holy week ceremonies. david? >> david: marcus moore at the vatican tonight. that's encouraging news. what a sight there, marcus. thank you. the breaking headline tonight on case against fox news. what a judge has now decided in a moment.

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>> david: finally tonight, a first look at our espn/"20/20" investigation at 9:00 p.m. tonight. what really happened to lauren mccluskey? what happened to lauren mccluskey a beloved daughter, a college senior and athlete at the university of utah is every parent's worst nightmare. >> it was like getting hit by a baseball bat. >> david: it was the murder that shook a campus and a nation. >> you have a powerful institution that is trying to protect its image. >> david: tonight on "20/20", the results of a four-year espn investigation into what really happenedile away at school began dating a man she met at a bar in salt lake city. lauren's mother jill. >> i think he came in and tried to sweep her off her feet. >> david: but it was about six weeks into the relationship that lauren's discovery when she saw his state i.d. his name was

different, his age was different. >> she told me that she had found out that he was a sex offender and that he'd lied about his age. >> david: he was a 37-year-old registered sex offender in and out of prison for 14 years. lauren broke up with him, but it would still take a terrible turn. >> i'm being blackmailed for money. >> david: lauren repeatedly called campus police. >> do you know when an arrest would be made? >> you can talk to an officer if you want. >> david: she would go to campus police in person. surveillance of her waiting for officers to hear her story, to do something. what she did not know was that while she was trying to get he help, melvin roland was stalking her around campus this never-before-released surveillance video showing roland dressed up in character from the movie "deadpool" just outside lauren's dorm. lauren on the phone with her mother as she headed back to her dorm and the unimaginable moment

for a mother -- >> i hear her yell, "no! no! no!" and then i just sort of hear her being dragged away and her phone fell and then no one answered the phone. >> we were yelling into the phone, "lauren! lauren!" >> david: it was the last time they would ever talk to her. and for the first time, one of those campus officers who lauren met with to report the extortion, miguel daris, pressed by espn's t.j. quinn. >> what sort of threat did you think that melvin roland would be to her? >> we were 100% sure it was him. >> why not ask him? >> david: you'll see how he answers that question later tonight. what happened to lauren after that phone call, lauren's parents and their fight to protect others. i'll see you a short time from now, "20/20" 9:00 p.m. eastern. good night.

>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> if these allegations are true, these are very serious and actually shocking. >> shocked. became saddened. and as the days have gone by, i might a place where i am now angry. larry: drug smuggling allegations against a longtime employee of san jose's officers association. thanks for joining us. julian: 64-year-old nancy segovia, charged in a scheme to distribute drugs. the employee turned yourself in today. larry: zach fuentes was in court this afternoon as she made her first appearance on these charges. reporter: cameras were not allowed inside the courthouse friday as nancy segovia made her first appearance after

being charged, turning herself in hours after that appearance. federal investigators say segovia, the executive director of the police officers was charged with importing drugs from overseas, specifically a form of retinal, part of a scheme to distribute them in the u.s. -- fentanyl, part of a scheme to distribute them in the u.s. an investigation looked into a network of the substances made in india. she used her personal and office computers to order the drugs and was to distribute them elsewhere in the u.s.. >> this is looking like the female version of breaking bad, when you look at someone who is the least likely of suspects. reporter: the association, telling us they had no knowledge of what their 20 year employee are doing. >> we are in the midst of our own internal investigation. we want to make sure we are being thorough. as we look back through all the things we have learned through the federal investigation. reporter: the poa says an

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